The City of San Antonio passed a new ordinance that prohibits the sale of tobacco products to persons under the age of 21 earlier this year.
The policy, which also includes e-cigarettes, takes effect on October 1. San Antonio will be the first city in Texas to enact such an ordinance.
The change is part of a larger movement called Tobacco 21, which advocates raising the minimum age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21 years of age.
What should community members and San Antonio-area tobacco retailers know about the new rule?
How will it be implemented and how do officials plan to measure success?
The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District will host two stakeholder meetings on April 11 to gather public input about the Tobacco 21 ordinance.
Guests:
- Mario Martinez, interim assistant director for the Environmental Health & Safety Division of the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
- Gyna Juarez, senior director of the Prevention Resource Center for the San Antonio Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
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